Anant Technologies, which designs and produces systems for Indian aerospace, has set up a 15,000 square meter spacecraft manufacturing unit at KIADB Aerospace Park, Bengaluru, which is said to be the country’s first such facility in the private sector.
The manufacturing unit will be able to assemble, integrate and test four large spacecraft simultaneously, the company said in a statement.
Inaugurating the new manufacturing facility, Dr. S Somanath, Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, ISRO, said, “India’s space program has made many achievements over the past six decades. Today, India can build, assemble and launch its own satellites. With ISRO at the forefront of space programmes, partnerships with private organizations will help India take its space program to the next level. ,
“India’s space policy will enable us to make satellites not only for domestic consumption but also for the international market. Anant Technologies has taken a huge leap of faith and India needs more such entrepreneurs and many more such partners to revolutionize our space programme,” Mr Somnath said.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Subba Rao Pavuluri, Chairman and Managing Director, Anantha Technologies said, “India is on the verge of revolutionizing the spacecraft industry. As a nation, we are capable of building world class spacecraft.
“Over the years, Anant Technologies has successfully contributed to the major launches of ISRO. Our technology prowess is such that none of the subsystems supplied by Anant Technologies has ever failed in orbit,” he claimed .
Since its inception in 1992, Anant Technologies has contributed to the manufacturing of 89 satellites and 69 launch vehicles built/launched by ISRO, including two satellites for European customers built by ISRO in collaboration with Airbus, France was.